Sig 229 optics for wife's bedside gun

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Really been thinking of an optics setup for my wife, also she doesn't manage long striker fired trigger pills as well so a hammer gun would be good [she shot my CZ quite well.] Her hands don't have the reach and strength to manage as well anymore.

Not a holster gun, just to grab at home in case. Romeo 1 has shake awake which is ideal, hard to get older eyes on irons in low light especially under stress.

Throw a light on this and it might be a perfect at home choice; adjustable travel trigger with short reset.
I am thinking of her forgetting to cock to SA and leaving a long DA which might be an issue but it won't be too much different vs many striker guns [My 220 and 239 actions are much better than stock; expect I can make this the same.] Decocker so easy and safe stand down.

I'll look around and check it out:

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P229 LEGION RXP Compact

The venerable P229 Legion now with a slide-mounted ROMEO1PRO reflex sight.
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no comments on sights, but one can’t go wrong with a 229 bedside
as for forgetting to cock, cock and lock it
 
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That’s still a sizable gun for a woman if she has trouble with a heavy slide. I’m thinking an M&P Shield EZ killed for an optic. Just my .02.
 
Plenty of striker fired guns with short and easy triggers. Check out Walther or Canik.
 
Are optics really needed for inside-the-house distances? And optics might not help any in the dark without a light.

A P229 requires a good bit of force to rack the slide and the DA trigger is pretty heavy. If an optic is not required, the S&W Shield EZ's slide is super-easy to rack. My Beretta PX4 with a D spring is also easy to rack and has about 6-lb. DA and 4-lb. SA trigger pulls. Either the S&W or Beretta costs about a third of the Sig's price
 
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I think she would do well with a dot - and I do expect to hang a light on it as well.

Dot allows you to focus on the target and keep sight picture - under stress I think that’s a good feature.

My other Sig DAs are pretty darn good after some TLC. This will get left racked and ready in a strongbox so not overly concerned about rackability.
 
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As most probably know, I am a pistol optic connoisseur, but unless your wife practices and becomes proficient with a dot, I don’t think I would recommend one for a HD gun. They’re not something you can just pick up and use easily unlike a optic on a rifle. I would much more recommend a weapon light.

Side note. There are a lot better choices in the striker fired world than that heavy 229
 
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A few points from my household. Beretta 92G decock only model is a solid choice on par with a 229. A double action trigger should provide enough resistance to not have a ND if you're fishing for it in a drawer while charged. Makes it foolproof with no safety to remember and no slide to run to charge the gun.

I agree that you need to train with the red dot.

If you have a 229 with a dot the body of the dot provides a great aid to charge the gun with.
 
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Derek8404 said:
As most probably know, I am a pistol optic connoisseur, but unless your wife practices and becomes proficient with a dot, I don’t think I would recommend one for a HD gun. They’re not something you can just pick up and use easily unlike a optic on a rifle. I would much more recommend a weapon light.

Side note. There are a lot better choices in the striker fired world than that heavy 229
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My heavy 229 handles extremely well (maybe the weight helps with this) and my night table never complains about how big or heavy the handgun is, nothing like a full sized battle handgun at the ready
 
Mass isn’t a disadvantage for an at home gun - helps soak up recoil which she also struggles with.
Believe the legion optics setup has cowitnessed irons so that helps with dot pickup.
Handled a 226 today and it wasn’t too massive - I’ll compare weight specs vs my 220.
Appreciate all the thoughts and opinions (even the wrong ones 😉)

I have other target optic setups she can use to judge.
 
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My heavy 229 handles extremely well (maybe the weight helps with this) and my night table never complains about how big or heavy the handgun is, nothing like a full sized battle handgun at the ready
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Not following the logic behind a DA/SA for a lady who struggles with a striker fired trigger? The P229 is a decent pistol that my wife shoots extremely well, but she also has a lot of trigger time with different pistols. If the idea is to go to SA mode first, the P229 is not the right tool. There are SAO models for that.

I think choosing a pistol for a wife is, generally speaking, a bad idea. They need to manipulate and shoot different guns to make their own choice. Even if this requires effort, time and cost, it’s worth it.
 
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